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29/05/2026

June 4, 19:00 - ING Marnix, Brussels.�
Filigranes hosts a live conversation around the release of the book ING Marnix, Then and Now.
Diana Murray Watts and Sebastian Moreno-Vacca discuss what it means to transform a 1960s landmark for another fifty years - through reuse, performance, openness and regenerative architecture.

Moderated by Mr Emma Dessouroux

Free entry — registration required:�https://forms.newsletter.filigranes.be/6341a1da9596eb7c30c6a057/qRGylQ1cSsWKMrWszhXmdg/form.html

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27/05/2026

Last week, Aline Branders joined Buildwise to focus on the new technical guidance for internal insulation of existing façades.
This is where renovation becomes real: hygrothermal behaviour, thermal bridges, airtightness, junctions, the small decisions that decide whether a retrofit is durable, healthy, and actually low-carbon.
Because regenerative renovation isn’t a slogan. It’s a detail set.
Thanks to Buildwise and the partners behind the event for pushing the conversation where it belongs: into practice.

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13/05/2026

Mundo LLN has been selected as a finalist at the Architizer A+ Awards in the Sustainable Materials Project category.

Which is nice.
But the real point is what the project proves: materials can be reused, performance can be measured, and a building can give more than it takes, without waiting for “the market” to feel ready.

If you think that logic deserves to spread, vote for Mundo LLN : https://awards.architizer.com/a/gallery?roundId=85

Thanks for the push!

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23/04/2026

Three weeks ago in Brussels: the team, a long walk, and a building mid-sentence.

We took a break to visit Beco, currently in transition, caught between what it was and what it’s about to become. No finishes, no filters: just the structure in its rawest state, the “before” still visible in every layer.

A good reminder that transformation starts with reading what’s already there: the bones, the scars, the logic, before you redraw the next chapter.

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13/04/2026

On April 14, our colleague Simon Baudru will speak at ULiège’s conference cycle “AI & Architecture. Crossed Perspectives” about what AI actually changes in architectural practice, beyond the demos, beyond the hype.

This series is doing the rare thing: grounding AI in reality. Demystifying it through real workflows, while also confronting what often gets skipped, ethics, politics, authorship, accountability. In short: if we’re entering a generative age, what becomes the architect’s real job?

Talk replay available afterwards on the Faculty of Architecture’s YouTube channel.

April 14, 2026
ULiège – Faculty of Architecture, Auditorium C. Vandenhove
Boulevard de la Constitution 41, 4020 Liège
12:30–14:00

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03/04/2026

For IHA, the custom desks were designed using our Circularity Deck approach. From day one, every design choice was assessed across its full life cycle, not just how it performs today, but how it can be reused, repaired, or recycled tomorrow.
The open space is structured around benches for 6, 4 or 2 people: timeless in design, demountable by nature, and ready for a next life elsewhere. Clean materials and non-toxic components shape a healthy, biophilic work environment, connected to nature, not to a catalogue.
Work better. Leave a smaller trace.

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12/03/2026

How can Brussels turn the low-carbon transition into an opportunity for innovation and urban transformation?

This was the central question of the panel “Brussels Leading the Low-Carbon Transition” at MIPIM yesterday, organised by hub.brussels.

Represented by Aline Branders, A*M joined Sara Vander Beken (Sweco) and Rudi Op ’t Roodt (Befimmo) in a discussion moderated by Lisa De Visscher, following her keynote as Brussels Bouwmeester Maître Architecte.

The conversation explored several key questions for the real estate sector:

•⁠ ⁠how public policies, regulations and incentives can accelerate the low-carbon transition
•⁠ ⁠whether the buildings we design today are ready for the climatic, social and economic conditions of the next 50–100 years
•⁠ ⁠the relevance of carbon neutrality as a target and how environmental impact should be measured
•⁠ ⁠how renovation, reuse, circularity and bio-based materials can move from ambition to mainstream practice

One point clearly emerged. The low-carbon transition will largely depend on our ability to transform the existing building stock. Renovation, reuse and circular strategies will therefore be central to the future of our cities. This also requires more flexible and adaptive design processes that can evolve as projects develop.

At A*M, this perspective is embedded in our regenerative approach structured around three principles:
Design with Climate, Design with Nature, Design with People.

Thank you to hub.brussels and all panelists for the stimulating discussion.

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06/03/2026

New Year lunch: Done. Properly.
Location: Barracuda.
Outcome: Team recharged, cynicism reduced, collective IQ restored.

For a few hours we traded plans for plates, deadlines for laughter, and “can we make it work?” for “it already does.”
Because regenerative architecture is even better when the people behind it aren’t running on fumes.

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05/03/2026

Brussels isn’t “getting ready” for the low-carbon transition. It’s already in it.

At MIPIM 2026, hub.brussels / ecobuild.brussels are hosting a session on what it really takes to move from nice intentions to measurable change, across projects and cities.

Aline Branders (A*M) will join the panel alongside Rudi OP ‘T ROODT (Befimmo) and Sara VANDER BEKEN (Sweco), moderated by Lisa De Visscher (BMA). Expect real talk on renovation-first strategies, reuse, circular design, bio-based materials, and the uncomfortable part: making it scalable.

MIPIM 2026 — Auditorium K
Wednesday 11 March — 14:00–15:00

04/03/2026

At MIPIM, Aline Branders will present Regenerative Architecture in a World of Fluctuations, a talk for a moment when “sustainable” no longer covers what’s happening.

As planetary boundaries are breached and climatic, ecological and social instabilities intensify, architecture can’t stay in optimisation mode. It has to move beyond impact reduction and step into regeneration: restoring ecosystems, rebuilding resilience, and reshaping the relationship between the built environment and the living world.

A*M’s approach is structured around three anchors: design with climate, design with nature, design with people. Not as a slogan, but as a framework to make buildings more robust, more resilient, and more meaningful.

Full agenda & registration: https://www.belgiumatmipim.be/agenda/

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26/02/2026

We’re proud to share our latest office project for IHA, a space where architectural vision and technical expertise stay in perfect sync.

A*M designed the full fit-out: finishes, integrated furniture, and the precise threading of technical systems through the design.

The real diva here? The curved walls. Glass, timber and immaculate plaster, drawn as one continuous line and executed by Simonis with millimetre accuracy. The idea was simple: let the complexity disappear, so only the line remains.

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